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Theo Fleury has gone on record to say Vancouver will bow out in the first round of the playoffs.

"I stand by what I said, the Vancouver Canucks will not make it out of the first round," Fleury told The Vancouver Sun. "Vancouver is going to get a very playoff-tested team, it could be Anaheim, it could be Chicago ... All I'm pointing out is most teams that finish first overall in the NHL have not gone on to have a whole lot of success." "The last few years, all everyone's talked about is Vancouver winning the Stanley Cup and they haven't, so why?" asked Fleury. "[Roberto] Luongo. I'm just saying what is in the back of every Canucks fan’s mind." Expect the Canucks to use this as motivation. Sat, Mar 26, 2011 10:53:00 AM

Theo Fleury has decided to press charges against former junior coach Graham James for allegedly sexually abusing him when he was a teenager.

"That decision has been made," said Fleury. "I've hired Hersh Wolch, who might be the best criminal attorney in North America." In Fleury's recent released autobiography, Playing With Fire, he claims that James starting sexually abusing him when he was just 14-years-old and it resulted in him turning to alcoholism, substance abuse and having gambling issues. Wed, Nov 18, 2009 09:29:00 AM

Theo Fleury is investigating the possibility of pressing charges against his former junior coach, Graham James.

Fleury claims in his recent autobiography that James sexually abused him when he was 16. "We're looking into it," Fleury said. "We have a group, a team of people in place, doing just that. We want to make sure we're protected in this and everything is in order. But I think there'll be something (to announce) soon." Fleury said he wasn't ready to pursue this option before, but he knew that once he wrote his autobiography, 'Playing With Fire', that legal action might be the next step. James was previously sentenced in 1997 to 42 months in prison after former NHL player Sheldon Kennedy and another junior hockey player accused him of sexual assault. Wed, Oct 14, 2009 04:01:00 PM

Theo Fleury has revealed in his book that he was sexually abused by his junior coach Graham James.

It had been rumored for years that James sexually abused Fleury 25 years ago when Fleury played junior hockey in Moose Jaw as a 16-year-old. Fleury is now the second player to say that James was sexually abusive. Sheldon Kennedy, a former Detroit Red Wing, played with Fleury in junior hockey and accused James of sexual abuse. James spent three-and-a-half years in prison as he was found guilty in the Kennedy case. Fleury's book "Playing with Fire" comes out next week. Fri, Oct 9, 2009 07:31:00 AM

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Monahan has recorded five assists over that span. He's up to 27 goals and 55 points in 59 contests this season. At this rate he should comfortably surpass his career-high of 63 points set in 2015-2016.

The Calgary Flames have signed Mikael Backlund to a six-year contract extension worth a total of $32.1 million.

That comes out to an annual average value of $5.35 million. The 28-year-old has scored 20 goals in back-to-back seasons, but he's on pace to score 14 this year. He posted career highs in goals (22) and points (53) during the 2016-17 season. Backlund has 10 goals and 34 points in 58 games this season. He's a strong two-way player, but his upside in standard fantasy leagues is incredibly limited. "Me and my fiancée Frida, we’ve put our roots down here and it’s our home," Backlund said, according to beat reporter Wes Gilbertson. "We’re just so excited to stay here. I’ve been through some tough times here and some good times, and now I’m very excited because the team is only going to get better. The mission here is just to win. That’s what I like about the organization. All they want to do is just win that Cup and that’s what I’m very excited about it. I’m very looking forward to these years."

Flames coach Glen Gulutzan's decision to make Mark Jankowski a healthy scratch on Saturday was for the sake of sending a message.

"It’s a wakeup," Gulutzan said. "But I’ll be honest with you — it was not easy with (Jankowski) not in the lineup. When he’s playing his game, we’re just a better team." Jankowski is still just 23-years-old so this kind of development isn't too surprising and from the sounds of things, Jankowski should be back in the lineup on Tuesday. He's not a factor in most fantasy leagues at this time though as he has eight goals and 15 points in 43 games this season.

Gaudreau saw his eight-game point streak come to an end on Saturday, but this gives him at least a point in nine of his last 10 contests. He has 19 goals and 69 points in 60 games in 2017-18. He's in a three-way tie with Connor McDavid and Claude Giroux for third place in the NHL while Evgeni Malkin is just ahead of him at 70 points. Nikita Kucherov has a comfortable lead on the pack at the moment with his 77 points.

Kris Versteeg (hip) was on the ice in full equipment before practice on Monday.

Versteeg has been sidelined since Nov. 24 due to a hip injury. This is an encouraging sign and the next step will be to rejoin the Flames for practices, but that isn't expected to happen for a few weeks.

Lomberg registered a the primary assist on a goal scored by Curtis Lazar. Lomberg was playing in his third career NHL games. He also has 14 points and 84 penalty minutes in 37 AHL contests this season.

Frolik, who played in his 700th career game earlier in the week, is up to 19 points with eight goals this season after assisting on both of Matthew Tkachuk's third period goals as the Flames came back to beat the Islanders 3-2. He has little fantasy value at this time.

Ferland registered an assist in the Flames' 3-2 overtime win against Chicago on Tuesday. He's up to 20 goals and 33 points in 52 contests in 2017-18. He's already well beyond his previous career-high of 25 points.

Dougie Hamilton scored three goals in a 6-3 loss to the Florida Panthers on Saturday night.

Hamilton became the fifth defenseman in Calgary Flames history to record a hat-trick Saturday, scoring a goal in each period of Saturday night's loss to the Panthers. The 24-year-old blueliner appeared in his 400th career game. Hamilton now has 13 goals and 34 points in 59 contests this season.

Brodie kept that run going by registering an assist in Calgary's 4-3 loss to the Rangers Friday night. He now has three goals and 27 points in 55 games this season. That puts him just nine points away from his 2016-17 finish.

It's Family Day in Alberta and Hamonic will celebrate by bring in his family including his mom, from his home province of Manitoba. "I think it means more to them than it does for me, honestly," Hamonic said. "My family, they’ve watched the whole way. They’ve lived and breathed it with me every step of the way. So I think for them, it’s maybe more of a celebratory milestone." Hamonic has a goal and eight points in 55 games with 55 penalty minutes. He should be on the waiver wire at this time unless you need his minutes in traditional pools.

Michael Stone posted a goal and a plus-1 rating in Tuesday's 3-2 victory in Chicago.

Stone also tacked on three hits and three blocked shots to finish with a very productive night, but not many fantasy owners noticed. He entered the game with no points over the past 28 outings dating back to Nov. 28 against Toronto. It was also his first point of the season away from home. Despite the big game, fantasy owners will need to see more points in the next few games before trusting him again.

Matt Bartkowski will be a healthy scratch in Thursday's game against the Nashville Predators.

Bartkowski has no goals, one assist and a minus-3 rating in 14 games this season. This will be the sixth consecutive game he watches from the press box. Marek Hrivik will also serve as a healthy scratch in this one.

Gillies will serve as David Rittich's backup on Tuesday night because Mike Smith is out due to injury. Gillies has a 14-12-2 record with a 2.61 goals-against average and .915 save percentage at the AHL level this year.